Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Starting Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo...side Effects?? Posted: 09-18-05 21:14pm
I have been taking ortho tri cyclen lo for
a week now. I have had the worse
heartburn in the world!! I woke up in the
middle of the night, and felt like I could
not breathe my heartburn was so bad!! I
have never had experience such as this.
If anyone else has experienced this, or
any other major side effects, please tell
me!
Thank you!! :)
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Glamorgirli
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Michigan
Posted: 09-18-05 21:49pm
I'm on ortho lo and have never experianced
heart burn from it. But diff side effects
happen on diff peeps. Or you could have
just ate something that didn't go well
with your stomach.
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 09-19-05 11:32am
That's what I was thinking... I haven't
really ate anything different, but I have
been drinking tons of tea lately, which I
usually don't. So, I dont know if that
would really cause it, but I quit drinking
it just to make sure. Thanks
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kbthac
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Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 09-20-05 17:25pm
Oh, and another side effect. I have been
on my period for 9 days. But, it has
eased up, with just occasional spotting
with a darker brownish color. Is this a
normal side effect with ortho tri cyclen
lo??
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-21-05 09:16am
When did you start the pills? After your
period, or just whenever?
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kbthac
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Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 09-21-05 09:32am
I started my period on sunday, but I
didn't get to go to the dr until monday.
So, she told me to just take 2 pills on
monday, so it would be like I started it
the day of my period, and on sunday.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-21-05 18:46pm
See, I start my active pills the day after
my period stops (when I receive a new
prescription, not every month), that way
i'm not taking active pills during my
period. Since your period was already
going, of course you're still going to
have it even though you started the active
pills partway through it. Your body still
has to get rid of all that mentstrual
material. I think it's because of when
you started taking the pills that has had
the adverse effect on your period.
